Muscle car owners who drive their cars can take part in a coast-to-coast race this summer in which the winner takes home a Cannonball Rally 600hp Saleen Mustang and automatic entrance into next year’s $1 million event.

This race, The Great American Run, is a cavalcade of outrageous cars and daredevil drivers and is being touted as the largest motor event in North America. Some 400 drivers will begin at four different points: Miami, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Washington D.C. and New York City.

After a cross-country trek through strategic checkpoints in New Orleans, Indianapolis, San Antonio and Las Vegas, all drivers will head to Los Angeles. Before crossing the finish line, all the competitors will be given the chance to spin their wheels at the historic Willow Springs Raceway.

All types of cars will be entered, from Ferraris to Fords. The race starts July 29, 2007. The event is a throwback to the early 1980s when Burt Reynolds’ movie Cannonball Run inspired a generation of road rallies. The winner will receive the aforementioned Saleen Mustang, a limited production S281 “Extreme” Mustang, which has 550 horsepower, Saleen suspension, six-speed transmission and is one of just 25 built.

(This post originally appeared in the May 31, 2007, issue of the Hemmings eWeekly Newsletter.)